Okay.
Understanding that this is a very difficult topic, I wanted to ask you this, Madam Irons, because you shared what happened to your daughter.
The Canadian Women's Foundation stated that “the presence of firearms...is the single greatest risk factor for lethality of domestic violence.”
They also noted:
Rural women are particularly vulnerable to homicide by firearms. Saskatchewan reported the highest rate of firearm-related homicides in 2016, and Alberta experienced the second highest rate. Shotguns and rifles commonly kept in rural homes have been [recorded] as “the weapons of choice” when it comes to domestic violence by the Canadian Association of Police Chiefs. In violent homes, [they] have been used to intimidate and control women...in rural areas.
We've had this ongoing debate in the House of Commons around gun control.
I'm just wondering what your thoughts are about that.